Marketing/Communications Student Assistant

Employer: The University of Kansas
Location: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Position OverviewThe Marketing/Communications Student Assistant will work closely with the Director of External Affairs at the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA). This versatile role involves supporting marketing, communications, alumni engagement, and administrative tasks for the SPAA’s academic and professional development programs, including the KU Public Management Center (PMC). The ideal candidate will gain hands-on experience creating written, visual, and video content, designing promotional materials, supporting social media/digital board marketing, reviewing basic social media and web analytics, and using customer relationship management (CRM) tools, while also developing the organizational skills needed to support a small team managing communications across multiple degree and professional development programs. Job Description50% - Content Creation and Management

Create and draft content for newsletters, social media, office digital board, and website news stories.
Assist with short-form video content (event coverage, program promotion, testimonials) for social and web use.
Assist with logging content in the SPAA/PMC content tracking system.
Assist with distributing content to external partners of SPAA/PMC as identified by the Director of External Affairs.
Develop and execute marketing communications strategies outlined by the Director of External Affairs and SPAA/PMC strategic plans.

25% - Design Promotional Materials

Design flyers, programs, graphics for social media, and other event materials.
10% Marketing and Communications Analytics Support
Pull and summarize social media and website analytics on a regular basis to help inform content decisions.
Assist in tracking performance of marketing campaigns and channels across SPAA/PMC.

10% - CRM & Project/Task Management

Maintain and update communications/contacts in HubSpot CRM.
Maintain and update tasks and project management in Microsoft Planner.

5% - Other

Marketing and communications duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, as indicated in application materials.
Intermediate-level proficiency with Microsoft Word and Adobe Creative Cloud suite, or Canva, as indicated in application materials.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively as evidenced by cover letter, application, and resume.

Preferred Qualifications

Currently pursuing a degree in the School of Public Affairs & Administration, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, or School of Business (Marketing), as indicated in application materials.
Basic familiarity with social media or web analytics tools (e.g., Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn Analytics, Google Analytics), as indicated in application materials.
Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, specifically HubSpot, as indicated in application materials.
Experience using a Content Management System (CMS), specifically HubSpot, as indicated in application materials.
Experience with task management, specifically using Microsoft Planner or another project/task management system, as indicated in application materials.
Excellent written communication skills as demonstrated by application materials and other interactions.

Position RequirementsDuring the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).Employment Conditions(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.Additional Candidate InstructionsIn addition to the online application, please provide the following.

Resume/ CV
Cover Letter addressing required/ preferred qualifications
Two professional references

To ensure full consideration, please apply before the application review date of October 12th, 2026. A review of applications will be ongoing until a qualified candidate is hired.Contact Information to ApplicantsSydney Bannister
sydbann@ku.eduAdvertised Salary Range$15.00Anticipated Start DateSunday November 1, 2026Apply to Job

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